China to launch at least 6 scientific spacecraft by 2021
China has just announced that it will launch a slew of space science missions, targeting the years 2020/21.
The announcement was made yesterday at the first China Aerospace Conference, which was held...
ISRO launch vehicle budgets and revenues
Yesterday, during a session of the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament’s Lower House), several questions were raised about the budget and revenues of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO’s) launch vehicles.
Budget...
Indonesia opens its largest anechoic chamber for satellite testing
Last Friday, Indonesia's space agency LAPAN officially opened its largest anechoic chamber, measuring 20 x 11 x 9.9 metres, in order to improve the country's satellite development capabilities. The chamber is...
China launches BeiDou-3 satellites, completing basic global GNSS constellation
Early this morning, at 2:07 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched the final two BeiDou-3M satellites needed to provide basic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services on a global scale.
The launch...
Satellite connectivity a key focus for Indonesia in 2019
On January 4, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) announced its four key focus areas for the year 2019, with satellite connectivity being one of them.
According to Minister Rudiantara,...